The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 2157
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
8:58 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2902
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 125.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.39° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.66° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.